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Princeton University Athletics
Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- fj3@princeton.edu
- Phone:
- 613-0743
Chessie Jackson enters her third season as a member of the Princeton women's basketball coaching staff in 2017-18 and will assist in all parts of the program including player development, on floor coaching, recruiting, and scouting.
In 2016-17, the Princeton Tigers reached the postseason for the eighth straight season as they received a bid to the WNIT. The team finished second in the Ivy League during the regular season and advanced to the Ivy League Tournament Championship Game. Bella Alarie was honored as the Ivy League Rookie of the Year, All-Ivy League first team and Ivy League All-Tournament team. Leslie Robinson was named to the All-Ivy League second team and Ivy League All-Tournament team.
The 2015-16 Princeton women's basketball team made Ivy League history as it became the first school in conference history to make the NCAA Tournament with an at-large bid. The squad ranked in the top 10 nationally in rebounding margin (third), defensive rebounds per game (fourth), rebounds per game (seventh) and scoring margin (seventh).
The Tigers were among the nation's best in rebounds per game (12th, 43.3), field goal percentage defense (18th, 35.6), offensive rebounds per game (30th, 15.0), scoring defense (28th, 57.2), rebound margin (31st, +6.4) and three-point field goal percentage defense (33rd, 28.3) in 2016-17.
A four-year starter at Williams College, Jackson served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Smith College last season. Prior to her tenure with the Pioneers, Jackson spent a year as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of Rochester.
As the assistant basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at Smith, Jackson aided with all aspects of the Pioneers’ program while serving as the squad’s lead recruiting coordinator. Working with the team’s post players, she assisted in the development of NEWMAC Rookie of the Year Samantha Alakai.
As an assistant at Rochester during the 2013-14 season, Jackson helped coach first-team All-UAA forward Loren Wagner, second-team all-conference pick Ally Zywicki, and honorable mention selection Danielle McNabb.
Prior to Rochester, Jackson was a graduate assistant coach at Smith. During Jackson’s initial two-year stint with the Pioneers, Smith posted a 46-11 overall record, capturing the 2011-12 ECAC New England championship before advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament the following season.
A former standout at Williams, Jackson was a four-year starter and senior captain for the Ephs. Helping the team to a pair of NCAA appearances, including a Sweet 16 berth in 2009-10, she finished fourth on the program’s scoring list (1,346) and ninth in rebounds (635). A second-team All-NESCAC honoree as a junior, Jackson garnered first-team all-conference and All-NEWBA accolades during her senior season, while also being named the Ephs’ Most Valuable Player.
Graduating from Williams with a bachelor’s degree in political science with a concentration in leadership studies, she earned a master’s in exercise and sport studies from Smith in 2013.
